Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 10
By Rashid Shirinov – Trend:
Presently, 13 investment projects worth $1 billion are being implemented in Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan, governor of the region Askar Myrzakhmetov told reporters.
"Among the ongoing projects there is a project to increase ammophos production at the Kazphosphate export-oriented enterprise. For the first 9 months of 2018, as many as 125,100 tons worth 24.4 billion tenge were produced," he said, adding that exports for 8 months amounted to 1,200 tons or 117.7 million tenge.
Also, the work of the Investors Service Center in Zhambyl was revised and strengthened: young people speaking English, Chinese, Turkish and Korean were recruited.
The governor also shared statistics on the economy sectors in Zhambyl.
"In the first 9 months of 2018, the growth in industry was 5.1 percent, agriculture - 4.2 percent, construction - 6.6 percent, cargo transportation - 7.8 percent, and communication - 7.2 percent," he noted.
(372.65 USD = 1 KZT on Nov. 10)
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